Physician - MPHI Medical Director

Medical Director

Meritus Personal Health Institute (MPHI)

Full-time | Target Start: October 2026 | Hagerstown, Maryland

About the Meritus Personal Health Institute

Meritus Health is launching the Meritus Personal Health Institute (MPHI) — a bold, first-of-its-kind population health precision medicine initiative rooted in the rural communities of Western Maryland. Backed by a $24M initial investment, MPHI will enroll 10,000 residents in the program and launch a longitudinal study combining whole genome sequencing, advanced labs and imaging, pharmacogenomics, metabolic profiling, and personalized health coaching,

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• By removing the cost barriers, we believe this will truly be a pioneering initiative, equitably providing the most advanced personalized care to an entire population.
• The aspirational goal: increase healthy life expectancy in rural Maryland by three years, while establishing Meritus as the national model for rural precision health.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the clinical leader of MPHI from day one
• Lead a 10-person team including APPs, health coaches, technicians and navigators
• Design clinical protocols, SOPs, and the 2.5-hour participant intake workflow
• Direct Epic integration for pharmacogenomic (PGx) prescribing alerts, referral triggers, and information sharing with other members of the care team.
• Partner with Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine (MSOM) faculty on publications and grant applications
• Interface with the research department as a scientific leader in the studies that follow the clinical work of the department
• Engage Meritus physicians across the continuum of care
• Own quality and outcomes tracking, and present annual progress to the MPHI Governance team
• Support revenue development through research grants, private foundations, and value-based care arrangements

Testing Portfolio

The Medical Director will oversee a comprehensive, multimodal assessment protocol including

• Whole genome or exome sequencing and polygenic risk scoring across cardiovascular, oncologic, metabolic, and neurological domains
• Pharmacogenomic profiling
• Coronary artery calcium scoring
• DEXA body composition and bone density
• VO₂ max / cardiopulmonary exercise testing
• Advanced lipid panels: Lp(a), ApoB, NMR particle sizing, insulin resistance phenotyping
• Microbiome analysis, nutrient profiling, heavy metal testing
• Frailty index, cognitive function, circadian rhythm and sleep assessment
• Wearable integration for longitudinal monitoring
• Annual total body MRI screening in high risk patients

Qualifications

Required

• MD or DO with active licensure (or eligibility) in Maryland
• Demonstrated ability to lead clinical programs and multidisciplinary teams
• Familiarity with genomics and advanced diagnostics

Strongly preferred

• Board certification in a primary care related specialty
• Research credibility
• Experience with Epic and clinical informatics
• Passion for rural health and increasing healthy life years in underserved communities
• Experience in lifestyle medicine and precision medicine
• Strong communicator comfortable engaging patients, physicians, and academic partners

Why Meritus Health

• Institutional commitment: $24M+ invested with board-level support and a defined 3-year milestone plan
• Academic partnership: deep integration with Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine for research, training, and publication
• Greenfield opportunity: build the program, name the model, define the science
• Community impact: serve a rural population with state-of-the-art precision tools
• National visibility: pathway to becoming a Framingham-scale longitudinal study and replication model for rural health systems nationally